The Republican journal., 1887-07-07
Letter From Away Up.
Correspondence of the journal.

rcspondencc of the Journal
DUBLIN, y. H., June 26, 1887. Some of Your
many readers may be interested to hear from
this Idet nook, up among the New Hampshire
hills. 1t is the highest village in New England.
Standln" 2.2oO feet above the sea level. The
breath from the mountains comes laden with
the odor of pines, fir and Spruces, wing
healing on its wings. 4 clear, beautiful lake is
in the centre of the town. Lying in the valley
letween Monalnock and Beech Mountains, its
cool vapor> add to the cNlaraton of the
mountain air.
Dublin lies on the foothills of MI Mona,i-
mock. that grand. .towrrin" peak, which has been
ImlnortaliIc'l in prose and poetry. !, ,iaul>
rcarhin" heavenward in silent maj, >tv and
looks down patern,lly upon the little village at
its feet.
The approach from lIarr,,i lille on the Bo>-
ton and Lowell railroad, which is the nearest
station to Dublin, is full of surprises. The
town OF IIarri>villc lies in little hollow sur
rounded with woods. and the first impress sion
of the visitor in aiyhting from the cars is not
apt tp be pleasant. But the road rises rontiii-
the summit Of Il high ride is reached. anti
emerging from IL c,imp Of trees which line the
read, the magnificent view of MonatInocl. the
lake and the sweep Of country. hu.~t into sight.
The mountain which is the caicf fralur" rises
ridge ON ridge until the summit tpurhc, the
clouds $500 feet above the ocean: ~ il towers
nmjeStically over all il seems to merit the title
A.
the Thunder Father. There are other bcauie>
in the extended landscape, hut all else seems 10
be lost sight of in the contemplation Of the
grand old hil
1t may he imagined at first .laM.: that the
area of The town is very snail, bat While III"
population is not miirh over 800, ili" nhG:Ei,
tant- are scattered over considerable territory.
In ,lri, in. from one end of the town to the
other distance of some eight miles. one will
come across isolated residences planted by the
roadside or standing in the n>t of thrifty
farms. In the town are two churches. one
Unitarian, which is the largest parish and The
other Con=rc@ational-t, and IN Episcopal So
ret. meets each Sunday in the town hail.
Monanock lake is another interesting feat
urr. 1t has Il circumference of three country
miles and the bread cNpan~e Df water is I'M
broken 10y any island. The lake has IL" visible
outlet &nd is probably fed by springs this thu
"ry hcing strengthened by the fart that thu WI
ter is intensely cold. There is found in the lll,,'
a species of fish which have never been taken
elsewhere III the country. These ii>h seem to he
Il combination of brook and salmon trout. and
sometimes attain Il weight of eight pounds.
The laws of the state are quite rigid concrrnin.
their capture, and as you may imagine they are
considered great delirarv.
1t may be asked why Dublin has not Il more
prominent place as Il summer resort. 10 many
majority Of summer residents ar" house OWL
ers the number does not increase rapidly. Thu.
little hotel is crowded every season. the guests
engaging accommodations from one year 10 the
other. There are Il dozen or more >limlnrr res
i'lents perchcd upon the hltop> and every
available location is htn. taken.
Dublin is rapidly becoming the LrnnoN of
New Hampshire. The owners of land Jealous
iy guard their property and it is not al easy
matter to make purchase. The society in the
town has begun to cVihcc an cNcl,>Wrnc>S
worthy the famous Berkshire resort; one does
not come to Dublin fora preparation Of win
ter's gayeties, hut TO enjoy complete rest.
The very stiffness and isolation of the place
is a tonic, and he must indeed have an uneasy
and body in contemplating the charming little
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